In the New York City school system, which has more than 1 million students, a day off for mental or behavioral health reasons “would be treated like any other sick day,” Nathaniel Styer, a New York City Department of Education spokesman, said. The phrase “mental health day” might make some kids and parents uncomfortable. With…
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Imagine I’m the old lady at the end of the bar making my point with a lit Parliament. Ready? I’ve been writing about food for The New York Times since before the Instant Pot was invented. I was around when all we put on sheet pans were cookies and the idea for a Cooking app…
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A morning mist filled the valley near Hatgal, a small village at the southern tip of Lake Khovsgol in north central Mongolia. Glancing at the figures between the fragrant pines and larches, I could hardly distinguish the silhouettes of the reindeer from those of their herders. Darima Delger, 64, and her husband, Uwugdorj Delger, 66,…
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Sometimes it’s the smallest things that are the hardest to organize. What are you supposed to do with all that clutter — those extra pencils, paper clips, sewing needles, screwdrivers or whatever else you have on hand — short of sweeping it into a drawer and trying to forget about it? Shira Gill, a home…
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Don’t smoke. Dr. Lagergren’s team found that tobacco can extend the time it takes for acidic foods to leave the esophagus. In an analysis of 30 studies, GERD affected about 20 percent of smokers, compared with about 16 percent of nonsmokers. Exercise. Those who engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity for at least 30…
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When the coronavirus surfaced last year, no one was prepared for it to invade every aspect of daily life for so long, so insidiously. The pandemic has forced Americans to wrestle with life-or-death choices every day of the past 18 months — and there’s no end in sight. Scientific understanding of the virus changes by…
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When the coronavirus surfaced last year, no one was prepared for it to invade every aspect of daily life for so long, so insidiously. The pandemic has forced Americans to wrestle with life-or-death choices every day of the past 18 months — and there’s no end in sight. Scientific understanding of the virus changes by…
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The intruder stalks its prey with stealth and precision, preparing to puncture its quarry’s armor. Once inside, the aggressor forces its host to produce more intruders, and then causes it to explode, spewing out a multitude of invaders who can continue their rampage on a wider scale. The drama, depicted in a microscopic video of…
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This year, some Americans can do something that was previously impossible: look up the price of care before going to the hospital. A new federal rule requires hospitals to post the prices they negotiate with private insurers. The data is a rich source of new information. We used it to show that some insurers are…
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